| annual and spatial activity of dung flies and carrion in a mediterranean holm-oak pasture ecosystem. | the annual activity and spatial distribution of muscidae and calliphoridae were investigated in a holm-oak ('dehesa') ecosystem in western spain over two years in pasture and woodland habitats, using wind-orientated traps baited with a mixture of fresh cattle faeces, liver and sodium sulphide solution. lucilia sericata (meigen) was always the dominant species and, with chrysomya albiceps (weidemann), hydrotaea ignava (harris), muscina levida (harris) and muscina prolapsa (harris), was more abund ... | 2000 | 10759313 |
| insect succession and carrion decomposition in selected forests of central europe. part 2: composition and residency patterns of carrion fauna. | the insect fauna of pig carcasses was monitored in different seasons and forests of western poland (central europe). the composition of carrion fauna and selected features of residency in carrion in adults and larvae of particular taxa were analysed. a total of 131 adult and 36 larval necrophilous taxa were collected. only 51 adult species and 24 larval taxa were minimally abundant (>or=10 specimens) at least on one carcass. as for the composition of carrion fauna, there were large differences b ... | 2010 | 20018471 |
| the use of coi barcodes for molecular identification of forensically important fly species in germany. | deoxyribonucleic acid (dna)-based insect identification has become a routine and accurate tool in forensic entomology. in the present study, we demonstrate the utility of the mitochondrial dna cytochrome oxidase i gene "barcoding region" as a universal marker for molecular identification of forensically important diptera. we analyzed 111 specimens belonging to 13 species originating from frankfurt am main, germany (calliphoridae: calliphora vicina, calliphora vomitoria, lucilia ampullacea, lucil ... | 2011 | 22186975 |
| temperature-dependent appearance of forensically useful flies on carcasses. | flies are frequently used for postmortem interval (pmi) estimations. these estimates are usually based on the age of larval or pupal specimens. however, the age defines only the minimum pmi. in order to move forensic entomology further, a method useful for the estimation of an interval preceding insect appearance on a corpse called the pre-appearance interval (pai) is needed. recently, it was demonstrated that the pai of several carrion beetles is closely related to the temperature prevailing th ... | 2014 | 24096988 |
| hydrotaea similis meade (diptera: muscidae) newly reported from a human cadaver: a case report and larval morphology. | a human cadaver is an attractive breeding habitat for necrophagous insects and for those species that are predators of necrophages. one of the important tasks of forensic entomologists is to provide a reliable list of species associated with decomposing bodies both in the adult and larval stages. we present here a case of a human cadaver discovered in central sweden and the insect fauna associated with it. this is the first report of hydrotaea similis larvae developing in a dead human body. the ... | 2014 | 25112152 |